The buzzwords entered on this page should relate to your readings for this class. They should be education or technology terms.
Wiki- a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it (Sarah Tagg)
Constructivism- a theory about how people learn and the knowledge and meaning from their experiences (Kianie Petit)
Lesson Plan- is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction for an individual lesson. (Andrew Shepherd)
WebQuest- is a inquiry- oriented activity which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet. (Zachary Wilfong)
Objectives- somethingthat one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target (Jenn Dyas)
Schema- a cognitive structure or concept that helps organize and understand information. (Christine McKinney)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a written agreement all parties on a community computer network promise to adhere to for the common good. (Darith Chen)
Holistic rubric -A rubric which assesses performance across multiple criteria as a whole. (David Mosure)
Easy Test Maker- Web application that allows you to go and create a quiz/test using all different types of question formats. (Zak Curry)
Teachers- One who provides schooling for others. (Lucas Bowman)
Standards- Criteria established by an educational institution to determine levels of student achievement. (Emily Peters)
Symbaloo- a website designed to help teachers organize bookmarks to multiple websites.(Heather Hutchinson)
FastDial-A Mozilla Add-On that teachers use to bookmark their most used websites on their own computers
Benchmark- Benchmarks are specific statements of what all students should know and be able to do at a specified time in their schooling. Benchmarks are used to measure a student’s progress toward meeting the standards. (Kyla Smith) Digital-Age: An idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously. (Patrick Cooney)
Project-Based Learning: an approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. (Theresa Lingardo)
Policy- is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol. (Kevin Hopperton)
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the use of information technology to aid in learning and teaching of K-12 students and teachers. (Austin Hibbert) Digital Citizenship-a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. (Robert Allen) Summative assessment- refers to the assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular time. Summative assessment is characterized as assessment of learning and is contrasted with formative assessment, which is assessment for learning. ( Zak Shepherd)
Wiki- a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it (Sarah Tagg)
Constructivism- a theory about how people learn and the knowledge and meaning from their experiences (Kianie Petit)
Lesson Plan- is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction for an individual lesson. (Andrew Shepherd)
WebQuest- is a inquiry- oriented activity which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet. (Zachary Wilfong)
Objectives- something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target (Jenn Dyas)
Schema- a cognitive structure or concept that helps organize and understand information. (Christine McKinney)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a written agreement all parties on a community computer network promise to adhere to for the common good. (Darith Chen)
Holistic rubric -A rubric which assesses performance across multiple criteria as a whole. (David Mosure)
Easy Test Maker- Web application that allows you to go and create a quiz/test using all different types of question formats. (Zak Curry)
Teachers- One who provides schooling for others. (Lucas Bowman)
Standards- Criteria established by an educational institution to determine levels of student achievement. (Emily Peters)
Symbaloo- a website designed to help teachers organize bookmarks to multiple websites.(Heather Hutchinson)
FastDial-A Mozilla Add-On that teachers use to bookmark their most used websites on their own computers
Benchmark- Benchmarks are specific statements of what all students should know and be able to do at a specified time in their schooling. Benchmarks are used to measure a student’s progress toward meeting the standards. (Kyla Smith)
Digital-Age: An idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously. (Patrick Cooney)
Project-Based Learning: an approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. (Theresa Lingardo)
Policy- is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol. (Kevin Hopperton)
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) - a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the use of information technology to aid in learning and teaching of K-12 students and teachers. (Austin Hibbert) Digital Citizenship-a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. (Robert Allen)
Summative assessment- refers to the assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular time. Summative assessment is characterized as assessment of learning and is contrasted with formative assessment, which is assessment for learning. ( Zak Shepherd)